Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's former Prime Minister, reflects on pivotal experiences during her term, including becoming a mother while leading the country through significant challenges. Her memoir, A Different Kind of Power, discusses her feelings during the 2019 mass shooting and the subsequent push for gun reforms. Ardern emphasizes the weight of responsibility felt in the aftermath of the tragedy and her conviction that change was necessary to prevent further violence. Ultimately, she stepped down from office when she felt she could no longer meet the demands of leadership.
I remember the day after the attack, the police commissioner confirming for us that the weapons, as far as they could tell at that stage, had been legally acquired. And it felt like being punched in the stomach because there was...
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